Adventures in Cooking
The day after Halloween was a striking sunny day. I took the camera out for a walk and capture a few pics before the sun set:
Lara, Andy, Roger and Charles came over to carve some squash
This house was decked out for the holiday
fall in the park
I love the orange-y glow-y fall light
I like the way this is framed but its blurry -- the trees were glowing
leaf and clover mishmash
Halloween is just a few days away… I have cobs to hang, candy to buy, a sheet to drape into some sort of costume and of course, Sauvie Island pumpkins to attack with my dremel tool to extract and roast their seeds. Here are some vintage Halloween snaps to inspire:
Grandma in a Mask by Kathy
Batman, 1977 by TMC Hitchhiker
1980s Superheros from Rokabiri
Witch and Gypsy from GroovyMarlin
Pumpkin Head from Infrogmation
Had a lovely time at Timber Butte Cabin in the Fall Creek Wilderness area of Willamette National Forest. We had the chance to explore some of the covered bridges of Lane County, the local reservoir and the town of Oakridge. Here are some snaps:
The Fall Creek Reservoir
The sun came out for a moment in Oakridge, OR
Some Sun in Oakridge
A porter from Brewer's Union Local 180
Fall Creek
Unity Bridge - We visited 4 covered bridges in all
Fall Creek Fire Recovery Area
Fire recovery area
Score! Found one of my favorite new cheap eats thanks to Char: Banh Mi from An Xuyen Bakery. This was my first time eating Banh Mi, a Vietnamese sandwich served on amazing soft french bread that is baked on site. You have the option of fillings like grilled lemongrass chicken or bbq pork topped with jalapenos, cilantro, cucumber and pickled carrots and some tangy sauce. It is awesome… and it costs $2.75. AMAZING. I’m in love. Check it out at 5345 SE Foster in Portland. They also have baked goods but I did not try any…on this trip — but I will be back, more food report to come.
Char and I hit the road to Aurora, Or for the quilt show (uh, kinda… mainly it was rainy out and we thought we would drive around and explore). It was lovely out – the sun and clouds were back and forth. We headed through Oregon City and meandered around the country on side roads. We didn’t get many pictures of the country side but below is a pick of industrial Oregon City & some shots of the quilts. On the way back we stopped and got a awesome sandwich and I discovered one of the best cheap eats in Portland… more on that in another post.
The river-front industrail scape of Oregon City
Quilts from the Aurora Quilt Show:
Raining by the inch, moody weather, dazzling lighting when the sun is out, Smell of fireplaces, colorful trees… Fall is here. A couple of shots of fall colors from the park:
Finally made it to Bob’s Red Mill Store and Cafe. Good menu & food at reasonable prices and you can shop all of their grain and baked goods products like coconut flour, 13 bean soup, Scottish scone mix, soy bean powder, and a long line of gluten free bakery products for those who are sensitive to wheat. The place is very charming and they have great indoor and outdoor seating. FUN! Highly rated on Yelp!
Charchar and I hit up Kruger Farms on Sauvie Island then the following Sunday took the loop through Hood River, to the 35 fruitloop to farms and jam shops and on to Timberline Lodge. I love this roadtrip. One of my favorites. We stopped to feed the Alpacas.
At Kruger we picked flowers and tomatos and ate roasted corn
Farmer Charchar heads towards roasted corn cobs
This is where i got my pumpkins the past coupla years
you should see this guy milk cows
Squish!
The peak of Mt. Hood
South of Bend, OR is the lovely Newberry Crater. Lava flow created obsidian fields, tubes and a large crater to explore. Lovely area. Some snaps below:
Veiw from Paulina Peak, Newberry Crater
Paulina Falls, Newberry Crater
On the way home we stopped Peter Skene Ogden Park -- Pretty Ravine
On the way home we saw a great sunset
sunset shot
